diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index dfdff90dd51..5b11aea6fd8 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ omit =
     homeassistant/components/isy994.py
     homeassistant/components/*/isy994.py
 
+    homeassistant/components/kira.py
+    homeassistant/components/*/kira.py
+
     homeassistant/components/lutron.py
     homeassistant/components/*/lutron.py
 
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/kira.py b/homeassistant/components/kira.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98d1228d541
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/kira.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+"""KIRA interface to receive UDP packets from an IR-IP bridge."""
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+import logging
+import os
+import yaml
+
+import voluptuous as vol
+from voluptuous.error import Error as VoluptuousError
+
+from homeassistant.helpers import discovery
+import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
+
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_DEVICE,
+    CONF_HOST,
+    CONF_NAME,
+    CONF_PORT,
+    CONF_SENSORS,
+    CONF_TYPE,
+    EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP,
+    STATE_UNKNOWN)
+
+REQUIREMENTS = ["pykira==0.1.1"]
+
+DOMAIN = 'kira'
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+DEFAULT_HOST = "0.0.0.0"
+DEFAULT_PORT = 65432
+
+CONF_CODE = "code"
+CONF_REPEAT = "repeat"
+CONF_REMOTES = "remotes"
+CONF_SENSOR = "sensor"
+CONF_REMOTE = "remote"
+
+CODES_YAML = '{}_codes.yaml'.format(DOMAIN)
+
+CODE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Required(CONF_NAME): cv.string,
+    vol.Required(CONF_CODE): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_TYPE): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_DEVICE): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_REPEAT): cv.positive_int,
+})
+
+SENSOR_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DOMAIN):
+        vol.Exclusive(cv.string, "sensors"),
+    vol.Optional(CONF_HOST, default=DEFAULT_HOST): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=DEFAULT_PORT): cv.port,
+})
+
+REMOTE_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DOMAIN):
+        vol.Exclusive(cv.string, "remotes"),
+    vol.Required(CONF_HOST): cv.string,
+    vol.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=DEFAULT_PORT): cv.port,
+})
+
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = vol.Schema({
+    DOMAIN: vol.Schema({
+        vol.Optional(CONF_SENSORS): [SENSOR_SCHEMA],
+        vol.Optional(CONF_REMOTES): [REMOTE_SCHEMA]})
+}, extra=vol.ALLOW_EXTRA)
+
+
+def load_codes(path):
+    """Load Kira codes from specified file."""
+    codes = []
+    if os.path.exists(path):
+        with open(path) as code_file:
+            data = yaml.load(code_file) or []
+        for code in data:
+            try:
+                codes.append(CODE_SCHEMA(code))
+            except VoluptuousError as exception:
+                # keep going
+                _LOGGER.warning('Kira Code Invalid Data: %s', exception)
+    else:
+        with open(path, 'w') as code_file:
+            code_file.write('')
+    return codes
+
+
+def setup(hass, config):
+    """Setup KIRA capability."""
+    import pykira
+
+    sensors = config.get(DOMAIN, {}).get(CONF_SENSORS, [])
+    remotes = config.get(DOMAIN, {}).get(CONF_REMOTES, [])
+    # If no sensors or remotes were specified, add a sensor
+    if not(sensors or remotes):
+        sensors.append({})
+
+    codes = load_codes(hass.config.path(CODES_YAML))
+
+    hass.data[DOMAIN] = {
+        CONF_SENSOR: {},
+        CONF_REMOTE: {},
+        }
+
+    def load_module(platform, idx, module_conf):
+        """Set up Kira module and load platform."""
+        # note: module_name is not the HA device name. it's just a unique name
+        # to ensure the component and platform can share information
+        module_name = ("%s_%d" % (DOMAIN, idx)) if idx else DOMAIN
+        device_name = module_conf.get(CONF_NAME, DOMAIN)
+        port = module_conf.get(CONF_PORT, DEFAULT_PORT)
+        host = module_conf.get(CONF_HOST, DEFAULT_HOST)
+
+        if platform == CONF_SENSOR:
+            module = pykira.KiraReceiver(host, port)
+            module.start()
+        else:
+            module = pykira.KiraModule(host, port)
+
+        hass.data[DOMAIN][platform][module_name] = module
+        for code in codes:
+            code_tuple = (code.get(CONF_NAME),
+                          code.get(CONF_DEVICE, STATE_UNKNOWN))
+            module.registerCode(code_tuple, code.get(CONF_CODE))
+
+        discovery.load_platform(hass, platform, DOMAIN,
+                                {'name': module_name, 'device': device_name},
+                                config)
+
+    for idx, module_conf in enumerate(sensors):
+        load_module(CONF_SENSOR, idx, module_conf)
+
+    for idx, module_conf in enumerate(remotes):
+        load_module(CONF_REMOTE, idx, module_conf)
+
+    def _stop_kira(_event):
+        for receiver in hass.data[DOMAIN][CONF_SENSOR].values():
+            receiver.stop()
+        _LOGGER.info("Terminated receivers")
+
+    hass.bus.listen_once(EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STOP, _stop_kira)
+
+    return True
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/remote/kira.py b/homeassistant/components/remote/kira.py
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..3e816844a35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/remote/kira.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""
+Support for Keene Electronics IR-IP devices.
+
+For more details about this platform, please refer to the documentation at
+https://home-assistant.io/components/remote.kira/
+"""
+import logging
+import functools as ft
+
+import homeassistant.components.remote as remote
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    STATE_UNKNOWN,
+    CONF_DEVICE,
+    CONF_NAME)
+
+DOMAIN = 'kira'
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+CONF_REMOTE = "remote"
+
+
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices, discovery_info=None):
+    """Set up the Kira platform."""
+    if discovery_info:
+        name = discovery_info.get(CONF_NAME)
+        device = discovery_info.get(CONF_DEVICE)
+
+        kira = hass.data[DOMAIN][CONF_REMOTE][name]
+        add_devices([KiraRemote(device, kira)])
+    return True
+
+
+class KiraRemote(Entity):
+    """Remote representation used to send commands to a Kira device."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, kira):
+        """Initialize KiraRemote class."""
+        _LOGGER.debug("KiraRemote device init started for: %s", name)
+        self._name = name
+        self._state = STATE_UNKNOWN
+
+        self._kira = kira
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the Kira device's name."""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def device_state_attributes(self):
+        """Add platform specific attributes."""
+        return {}
+
+    @property
+    def is_on(self):
+        """Return True. Power state doesn't apply to this device."""
+        return True
+
+    def update(self):
+        """No-op."""
+
+    def send_command(self, **kwargs):
+        """Send a command to one device."""
+        code_tuple = (kwargs.get(remote.ATTR_COMMAND),
+                      kwargs.get(remote.ATTR_DEVICE))
+        _LOGGER.info("Sending Command: %s to %s", *code_tuple)
+
+        self._kira.sendCode(code_tuple)
+
+    def async_send_command(self, **kwargs):
+        """Send a command to a device.
+
+        This method must be run in the event loop and returns a coroutine.
+        """
+        return self.hass.loop.run_in_executor(
+            None, ft.partial(self.send_command, **kwargs))
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/remote/services.yaml b/homeassistant/components/remote/services.yaml
index 2023588fcc2..189377c503f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/remote/services.yaml
+++ b/homeassistant/components/remote/services.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Describes the format for available remote services
 
 turn_on:
-  description: Semds the Power On Command
+  description: Sends the Power On Command
 
   fields:
     entity_id:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ turn_off:
       example: 'remote.family_room'
 
 send_command:
-  description: Semds a single command to a single device
+  description: Sends a single command to a single device
 
   fields:
     entity_id:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/kira.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/kira.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..232e50b85ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/kira.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""KIRA interface to receive UDP packets from an IR-IP bridge."""
+# pylint: disable=import-error
+import logging
+
+from homeassistant.const import (
+    CONF_DEVICE,
+    CONF_NAME,
+    STATE_UNKNOWN)
+
+from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity
+
+DOMAIN = 'kira'
+
+_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+ICON = 'mdi:remote'
+
+CONF_SENSOR = "sensor"
+
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-argument, too-many-function-args
+def setup_platform(hass, config, add_devices_callback, discovery_info=None):
+    """Setup Kira sensor."""
+    if discovery_info is not None:
+        name = discovery_info.get(CONF_NAME)
+        device = discovery_info.get(CONF_DEVICE)
+        kira = hass.data[DOMAIN][CONF_SENSOR][name]
+        add_devices_callback([KiraReceiver(device, kira)])
+
+
+class KiraReceiver(Entity):
+    """Implementation of a Kira Receiver."""
+
+    def __init__(self, name, kira):
+        """Initialize the sensor."""
+        self._name = name
+        self._state = STATE_UNKNOWN
+        self._device = STATE_UNKNOWN
+
+        kira.registerCallback(self._update_callback)
+
+    def _update_callback(self, code):
+        code_name, device = code
+        _LOGGER.info("Kira Code: %s", code_name)
+        self._state = code_name
+        self._device = device
+        self.schedule_update_ha_state()
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """Return the name of the receiver."""
+        return self._name
+
+    @property
+    def icon(self):
+        """Return icon."""
+        return ICON
+
+    @property
+    def state(self):
+        """Return the state of the receiver."""
+        return self._state
+
+    @property
+    def device_state_attributes(self):
+        """Return the state attributes of the device."""
+        attr = {}
+        attr[CONF_DEVICE] = self._device
+        return attr
+
+    @property
+    def should_poll(self) -> bool:
+        """Entity should not be polled."""
+        return False
+
+    @property
+    def force_update(self) -> bool:
+        """Kira should force updates. Repeated states have meaning."""
+        return True
diff --git a/requirements_all.txt b/requirements_all.txt
index 6a684cfc310..cbaaaae7bfe 100644
--- a/requirements_all.txt
+++ b/requirements_all.txt
@@ -565,6 +565,9 @@ pyiss==1.0.1
 # homeassistant.components.remote.itach
 pyitachip2ir==0.0.6
 
+# homeassistant.components.kira
+pykira==0.1.1
+
 # homeassistant.components.sensor.kwb
 pykwb==0.0.8
 
diff --git a/tests/components/remote/test_kira.py b/tests/components/remote/test_kira.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..144504f8aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/remote/test_kira.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+"""The tests for Kira sensor platform."""
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from homeassistant.components.remote import kira as kira
+
+from tests.common import get_test_home_assistant
+
+SERVICE_SEND_COMMAND = 'send_command'
+
+TEST_CONFIG = {kira.DOMAIN: {
+    'devices': [{'host': '127.0.0.1',
+                 'port': 17324}]}}
+
+DISCOVERY_INFO = {
+    'name': 'kira',
+    'device': 'kira'
+}
+
+
+class TestKiraSensor(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests the Kira Sensor platform."""
+
+    # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    DEVICES = []
+
+    def add_devices(self, devices):
+        """Mock add devices."""
+        for device in devices:
+            self.DEVICES.append(device)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Initialize values for this testcase class."""
+        self.hass = get_test_home_assistant()
+        self.mock_kira = MagicMock()
+        self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN] = {kira.CONF_REMOTE: {}}
+        self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN][kira.CONF_REMOTE]['kira'] = self.mock_kira
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Stop everything that was started."""
+        self.hass.stop()
+
+    def test_service_call(self):
+        """Test Kira's ability to send commands."""
+        kira.setup_platform(self.hass, TEST_CONFIG, self.add_devices,
+                            DISCOVERY_INFO)
+        assert len(self.DEVICES) == 1
+        remote = self.DEVICES[0]
+
+        assert remote.name == 'kira'
+
+        command = "FAKE_COMMAND"
+        device = "FAKE_DEVICE"
+        commandTuple = (command, device)
+        remote.send_command(device=device, command=command)
+
+        self.mock_kira.sendCode.assert_called_with(commandTuple)
diff --git a/tests/components/sensor/test_kira.py b/tests/components/sensor/test_kira.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..093158cb25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/sensor/test_kira.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+"""The tests for Kira sensor platform."""
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+from homeassistant.components.sensor import kira as kira
+
+from tests.common import get_test_home_assistant
+
+TEST_CONFIG = {kira.DOMAIN: {
+    'sensors': [{'host': '127.0.0.1',
+                 'port': 17324}]}}
+
+DISCOVERY_INFO = {
+    'name': 'kira',
+    'device': 'kira'
+}
+
+
+class TestKiraSensor(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests the Kira Sensor platform."""
+
+    # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    DEVICES = []
+
+    def add_devices(self, devices):
+        """Mock add devices."""
+        for device in devices:
+            self.DEVICES.append(device)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Initialize values for this testcase class."""
+        self.hass = get_test_home_assistant()
+        mock_kira = MagicMock()
+        self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN] = {kira.CONF_SENSOR: {}}
+        self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN][kira.CONF_SENSOR]['kira'] = mock_kira
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Stop everything that was started."""
+        self.hass.stop()
+
+    # pylint: disable=protected-access
+    def test_kira_sensor_callback(self):
+        """Ensure Kira sensor properly updates its attributes from callback."""
+        kira.setup_platform(self.hass, TEST_CONFIG, self.add_devices,
+                            DISCOVERY_INFO)
+        assert len(self.DEVICES) == 1
+        sensor = self.DEVICES[0]
+
+        assert sensor.name == 'kira'
+
+        sensor.hass = self.hass
+
+        codeName = 'FAKE_CODE'
+        deviceName = 'FAKE_DEVICE'
+        codeTuple = (codeName, deviceName)
+        sensor._update_callback(codeTuple)
+
+        assert sensor.state == codeName
+        assert sensor.device_state_attributes == {kira.CONF_DEVICE: deviceName}
diff --git a/tests/components/test_kira.py b/tests/components/test_kira.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a80d766c3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/test_kira.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+"""The tests for Home Assistant ffmpeg."""
+
+import os
+import shutil
+import tempfile
+
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import patch, MagicMock
+
+import homeassistant.components.kira as kira
+from homeassistant.setup import setup_component
+
+from tests.common import get_test_home_assistant
+
+TEST_CONFIG = {kira.DOMAIN: {
+    'sensors': [{'name': 'test_sensor',
+                 'host': '127.0.0.1',
+                 'port': 34293},
+                {'name': 'second_sensor',
+                 'port': 29847}],
+    'remotes': [{'host': '127.0.0.1',
+                 'port': 34293},
+                {'name': 'one_more',
+                 'host': '127.0.0.1',
+                 'port': 29847}]}}
+
+KIRA_CODES = """
+- name: test
+  code: "K 00FF"
+- invalid: not_a_real_code
+"""
+
+
+class TestKiraSetup(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test class for kira."""
+
+    # pylint: disable=invalid-name
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Setup things to be run when tests are started."""
+        self.hass = get_test_home_assistant()
+        _base_mock = MagicMock()
+        pykira = _base_mock.pykira
+        pykira.__file__ = 'test'
+        self._module_patcher = patch.dict('sys.modules', {
+            'pykira': pykira
+        })
+        self._module_patcher.start()
+
+        self.work_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Stop everything that was started."""
+        self.hass.stop()
+        self._module_patcher.stop()
+        shutil.rmtree(self.work_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    def test_kira_empty_config(self):
+        """Kira component should load a default sensor."""
+        setup_component(self.hass, kira.DOMAIN, {})
+        assert len(self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN]['sensor']) == 1
+
+    def test_kira_setup(self):
+        """Ensure platforms are loaded correctly."""
+        setup_component(self.hass, kira.DOMAIN, TEST_CONFIG)
+        assert len(self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN]['sensor']) == 2
+        assert sorted(self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN]['sensor'].keys()) == \
+            ['kira', 'kira_1']
+        assert len(self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN]['remote']) == 2
+        assert sorted(self.hass.data[kira.DOMAIN]['remote'].keys()) == \
+            ['kira', 'kira_1']
+
+    def test_kira_creates_codes(self):
+        """Kira module should create codes file if missing."""
+        code_path = os.path.join(self.work_dir, 'codes.yaml')
+        kira.load_codes(code_path)
+        assert os.path.exists(code_path), \
+            "Kira component didn't create codes file"
+
+    def test_load_codes(self):
+        """Kira should ignore invalid codes."""
+        code_path = os.path.join(self.work_dir, 'codes.yaml')
+        with open(code_path, 'w') as code_file:
+            code_file.write(KIRA_CODES)
+        res = kira.load_codes(code_path)
+        assert len(res) == 1, "Expected exactly 1 valid Kira code"
diff --git a/tests/testing_config/kira_codes.yaml b/tests/testing_config/kira_codes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d